Waste Sorting Station

Overview

Have you ever noticed how many lunchtime items end up in the trash can at school but also noticed that some of those items could have been recycled, composted, or even donated instead of going to a landfill? Items that end up in a landfill take hundreds and sometimes even thousands of years to fully break down, and they take up a lot of space that could have been used by native plants and animals instead. The Waste Sorting Station Activity helps spread awareness about the need to divert waste from landfills while also giving students a chance to help divert this waste by utilizing waste sorting stations!